Card Check and Labor Issues

The misleading name given to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) represents an effort by organized labor to grow union representation. If it becomes law, there are a number of provisions in EFCA that would negatively affect dealerships and businesses around the country.

EFCA passage means that workers would be required to publicly declare their vote in front of union leaders and fellow employees. Workers would lose their right to a secret ballot election on unionization and have it replaced with the card check system as the principle method of recognizing a union. Even the so-called "quickie" elections can deny employees the opportunity to hear both sides of the argument on unionization. Additionally the "union access" provisions in the EFCA are overly intrusive and disruptive to the workplace. Finally, allowing the government into the workplace to establish employment contracts through binding arbitration is something not even the majority of union households support. According to one study, 71 percent of voters and 72 percent of union households believe the binding interest arbitration provision contained in EFCA would be "unwise" and "risky."

Read more on AIADA's position.

Download and Print Your Dealer Handbook: A Guide for Dealers on the Employee Free Choice Act

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